1943. III.Konjanički sklop to Bihać

 1943. Letter from 4.Sat. III.Konjanički sklop. (4th.company. III cavalry batallion) stationed in Vitez to Bihać . Postage paid in full 3,50 kn , postal cancel Vitez badly visible , official military cancel is straight at the front of cover and round one at the back. 

Zagreb cavalry regiment with 3 battalions was stationed in Central Bosnia in 1943, its III. Batallion was stationed in Travnik with some units in Vitez. At the time total Regiment strength was 2700 soldiers , of those 1200 were fighting in central Bosnia dispersed in 3 cavalry batallions (konjanički sklop).

6.1917. K.u.K Marinefeldpost: SMS Prinz Eugen to Fiume

 26.06.1917 letter to Fiume(Rijeka) from SMS Prinz Eugen. Mailed via Marinefeldpostamt Pola, cancel in the upper right corner. On the left is purple censor cancel from SMS Prinz Eugen. Arrival cancel Fiume is on the back of the cover.

09.12.1942. Croatian Legion(369.Inf.Rgt) in Stalingrad to Croatia

 09.12.1942 feldpost letter from Stalingrad to Zagreb Croatia. Sadly feldpost cancel was cut out by someone most probably because there was a Luftfeldpost stamp. Units feldpost cancel with Fp.46511 is clearly visible, it was used by Stab u. 1.-4. Batterie leichte Kroatische Artillerie Abteilung of 369.Kroat.Inf.Rgt. (Croatian Legion). Sender is Obergefreiter A.Jurković from Fp.46511B - 1st. Battery of Artillerie Abteilung.

Letters content has very interesting message.

Anton Jurković writes that he returned to the unit sometime before, that he was promoted and decorated with a medal. He doesnt writes that German and Croatian forces were surrounded by Bolshevik forces at the time in Stalingrad, but he notes that he mailed a (Luftfeldpost) stamp to adresse that he can used it for mail. He writes: "there is bitter fighting here, but we hope for the best..."

Small piece of letter where a place of writing was stated was cut out by censors, ordinary censorship as well as chemical censorship was carried out by German censors and noted by censors tape and multiple cancels.

Anton Jurković is mentioned as recipient of military decoration in book Hrvatska Legija, the best book about 369. Croatian Infantry Regiment. 

6.1944 Breza to Fp.46786

 

15.06.1944 card from Croatian coal mine in Breza to Fp.46786 - Kriegslazarett-Abteilung 637 confirming coal shipment to lazarett . Kriegslazarett 637 was stationed in Sarajevo, Croatia at that time. Card was mailed via Croatian civilian postal service with all charges paid.

6.1944 Oganisation TODT in Mostar to Sv. Ivan Zelina

17.06.1944 Feldpost  letter from Fp.05386 Organistion TODT Oberbauleitung Mostar to Sveti Ivan Zelina near Zagreb, arrival cancel at the back 24.06.1944. Contents are written in German, describing daily situation there but without any details . Letter was censored and as such marked by round green cancel As/3.

3.1915 K.u.K Torpedoboat 20 to USA

 15.03.1915  card to New York sent from Torpedoboat 20 via civilian post office Pola 1. Marinefeldpost didnt started working yet. Text is in English , senders surname is Croatian Pisrotić. Barely visible is official Totpedoboat cancel in red (upper left) and red censors cancel Uberpruft / Trieste to the left of the stamp. Mail to USA from KuK Marine is very scarce.

4.1916 K.u.K 79.Inf.Rgt to Zagreb

 

17.04.1916 K.u.k Feldpost card from 1.Machinengewehr abteilung of 79.Inf.Regiment mailed to Zagreb by Fp.111 used by 7.Inf.Division. Sender notes date and place of writing card as 16.04.1916 Russia. Text is in Croatian language, this is an Easter card. Beautiful IR 79. Graf Jelačić card was used.

11.1943 letter to Croatian "Legionar" in Lazarett ,Bayeruth, Reich.

 

15.11.1943 letter from Glina  to a Croatian soldier in Laz(arett) der Luftwaffe abt. VI. In Bayeruth in Bavaria, Germany. Title written on letter is 'Legionar' . At that time in Croatia all Croatian soldiers serving with German forces were called Legionares, but such title is extremely rarly seen on mail. Whether this soldier served with Croatian Air Legion or Croatian(Kroatische) flak legion remains unknown . Letter is franked with blue stamp "BORBA", this stamp is rarely seen on covers. Officialy this stamp was pulled from use on 31.05.1942. but this cover proves that in war time postal regulations were often ignored.

10.1916 K.uK 13.Sapper batallion to Zagreb

 12.10.1916 Feldpostkarte mailed from K.u.K Mob.Reservespital 2/13 to Zagreb via Fp.38 used by 13.K.u.k korps(Croatian-Slavonian korps) in Galician front. Sender was member of 3.company 13.Sappeur batallion based in Zagreb,  but ended in hospital due to tooth problems as he writes in the card.

3.1942 Kroat.Inf.Ersatz batallion 369. to Wien

 14.03.1942 official letter from 369.Kroatische Infanterie Ersatz Batallion to Wien.  Beautiful units round cancel on the front side , units straight cancel at the back.

1.1916 K.u.K 79.Inf.Rtg to Zagreb

 

15.01.1916 K.u.K feldpost card from 79.Infantry Regiment to Zagreb, mailed via Fp.111 used by 7.Infantry Division on Galician Front . In August 1916 Regiment moved from Russian to Italian front on Isonzo river.

6.1944 - 42.Jäger division to Wien

 01.06.1944 official registered letter from Fp.09369 used by Verwaltungs-Kompanie 142 of the 42.Jäger division. Mailed via Felpostamt 530 in Zagreb using Kenn number 176. Arrival cancel Wien 03.06.1944.  That June 42.Jager division moved from Croatia to Italy.

6.1944 Zagreb to 7.lovačka pukovnija

 10.06.1944 registered letter mailed from Zagreb to 3.company 1.battalion 7.jäger(hunting) regiment.( 3.sat.1.bojna.7.lovačka pukovnija.). Arrival cancel Banja Luka 12.06.1944.

7.lovačka pukovnija was part of 4.lovački zdrug (4.jager brigade) ,in late 1944 brigade bacome part of 4.Croatian division.